WO2022229950A1 - Doigts robotiques à haute résolution - Google Patents

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WO2022229950A1
WO2022229950A1 PCT/IL2022/050421 IL2022050421W WO2022229950A1 WO 2022229950 A1 WO2022229950 A1 WO 2022229950A1 IL 2022050421 W IL2022050421 W IL 2022050421W WO 2022229950 A1 WO2022229950 A1 WO 2022229950A1
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Noam NAHUM
Avishai SINTOV
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25J—MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
    • B25J15/00—Gripping heads and other end effectors
    • B25J15/08—Gripping heads and other end effectors having finger members
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B06—GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS IN GENERAL
    • B06B—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY, e.g. FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL
    • B06B1/00—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency
    • B06B1/10—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of mechanical energy
    • B06B1/16—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of mechanical energy operating with systems involving rotary unbalanced masses
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B06—GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS IN GENERAL
    • B06B—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY, e.g. FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL
    • B06B3/00—Methods or apparatus specially adapted for transmitting mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25J—MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
    • B25J15/00—Gripping heads and other end effectors
    • B25J15/0009—Gripping heads and other end effectors comprising multi-articulated fingers, e.g. resembling a human hand

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  • Embodiments of the disclosure relate to robotic fingers and hands.
  • Robots and robotic assistants configured to replace and/or assist humans are proliferating and engage in an ever expanding variety of applications from relatively simple pick and place tasks, serving coffee in paper cups, to carrying out surgeries on the human body. Almost invariably the tasks involve gripping, moving, and often using different types of objects that the human hand under control of hand-eye coordination and haptic feedback carries out gracefully with seemingly little effort.
  • An aspect of an embodiment of the disclosure relates to providing an artificial or robotic finger for touching and holding an object and applying force substantially parallel to a contact surface region of the object to manipulate the object with relatively high spatial accuracy.
  • the artificial finger hereinafter also referred to as an “Accu -Finger”, comprises a distal phalange housing a vibrator coupled to a contact pad configured to make frictional contact with the surface contact region at an extreme end of the phalange.
  • the vibrator is excitable to generate vibratory motion along a vibration axis that is optionally fixed relative to the structure of the vibrator and is substantially perpendicular to an axis of the vibrator.
  • the vibrator comprises an eccentric rotating mass (ERM) motor and the vibration axis is substantially parallel to a plane of rotation of the eccentric mass and passes through a center of rotation of the eccentric mass.
  • first half also referred to as a first phase
  • second half also referred to as a second phase
  • the vibrator or portion thereof moves in an opposite direction along the vibration axis.
  • the excited vibrations of the vibrator induce corresponding vibrations of the contact pad substantially along the same vibration axis along which the vibrator vibrates.
  • the vibrator is connected to a transmission system operable to rotate the vibrator and thereby the vibration axis along which the vibrator and contact pad execute vibratory motion, to a desired azimuth angle about the vibrator axis.
  • the transmission system may comprise a shaft connected to the vibrator and to a transmission motor and has a transmission axis that is optionally substantially coincident with the vibrator axis.
  • the transmission motor is controllable to rotate the shaft to a desired azimuth angle about the vibrator axis and thereby to orient the vibrator and axis of vibration in an azimuthal direction along which it is desired to have the contact pad apply force to and move the object.
  • the distal phalange is coupled to a medial phalange that houses the transmission motor.
  • At least one Accu-Finger is coupled to an opposing finger to form a gripper, also referred to as an Accu-Gripper, operable to grip an object between the Accu-Finger and the opposing finger and control the at least one Accu-finger to manipulate the gripped object.
  • the opposing finger is an Accu-Finger.
  • a plurality of Accu-Fingers are coupled to an opposable thumb to provide a robotic hand, also referred to as an Accu-Hand, that mimics human hand motion to grasp and manipulate an object.
  • the opposable thumb is an Accu-Finger.
  • FIG. 1 schematically shows an Accu-Gripper comprising at least one Accu-Finger gripping a disk and operable to translate the disk, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure
  • FIG. 2A schematically shows an Accu-Finger comprised in the Accu-Gripper shown in FIG. 1 and internal components of the Accu-Finger, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure;
  • FIG. 2B- FIG. 2D schematically show internal components of the Accu-Finger shown in FIG. 2A enlarged exhibit details of the components, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure;
  • FIG. 3 A schematically shows a robotic hand comprising Accu-Fingers, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure
  • FIG. 3B schematically shows the robotic hand shown in FIG. 3A holding a ball, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure.
  • FIG. 4 schematically shows the Accu-Finger shown in Fig. 2A in which the vibrator comprises an ERM motor, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure.
  • adjectives such as “substantially” and “about” modifying a condition or relationship characteristic of a feature or features of an embodiment of the disclosure are understood to mean that the condition or characteristic is defined to within tolerances that are acceptable for operation of the embodiment for an application for which it is intended.
  • a general term in the disclosure is illustrated by reference to an example instance or a list of example instances, the instance or instances referred to, are by way of non-limiting example instances of the general term, and the general term is not intended to be limited to the specific example instance or instances referred to.
  • the word “or” in the description and claims is considered to be the inclusive “or” rather than the exclusive or, and indicates at least one of, or any combination of more than one of items it conjoins.
  • FIG. 1 schematically shows an Accu-Gripper 100, having a Accu-Finger 102, and a supporting finger 104, hereinafter also referred to as an opposable finger 104, oppositely disposed to the Accu-Finger 102.
  • Accu-finger 102 and opposable finger 104 are shown by way of example, as gripping a disk 106.
  • Both Accu-Finger 102 and support finger 104 are movably connected to a palm 108, to allow fingers 102 and 104 to be moved toward each other to grip disk 106 and away from each other to release the disk.
  • Palm 108 comprises any configuration of linkages, actuators and/or motors controllable to move Accu-Finger 102 and opposable finger 104 to grip or release disk 106.
  • Accu-Finger 102 for example, includes three sections, a proximal phalange (phalanx) 110, in communication with an intermediate phalange 112, in communication with a distal phalange 114. These three phalange sections 110, 112, 114, may mimic the phalanges which form human fingers.
  • Distal phalange 114 includes a protrusion 116, which terminates at a contact pad 118.
  • Contact pad 118 is configured to make frictional contact with articles, for example, with a surface contact region 106a of disk 106.
  • Accu-finger 102 is operable to generate vibrations in contact pad 118 that apply force to disk 106, parallel to surface 106a of the disk to displace the disk optionally in a direction indicated by a shaded region of an axis of vibration indicated by a double headed arrow 107.
  • the shaded region points in a direction in which contact pad 118 moves during the sticking phase of the vibratory motion of contact pad 118.
  • the unshaded region points in a direction in which the contact pad moves during the slipping phase of the vibratory motion.
  • motion of contact pad 118 operates to displace disk 106 in the direction of shaded region of vibration axis 107.
  • contact pad 118 applies a smaller normal force to disk 106 than during the sticking phase and slips along the surface of the disk.
  • the vibratory motion generally moves disk 106 in the direction of the shaded portion of the vibration axis.
  • the control of the direction along the vibration axis 107 towards the shaded region is further elaborated below.
  • proximal phalange 110 is rotatably mounted to a member 108a extending from palm 108 and to intermediate phalange 112.
  • Intermediate phalange 112 connects to distal phalange 114.
  • Intermediate phalange 112 is rotatably connected to an arm 120, at one end thereof. The other end of arm 120 is rotatably connected to the palm.
  • Opposable finger 104 is optionally similar to Accu-Finger 102 and includes three sections, a proximal phalange 130, in communication with an intermediate phalange 132, which in turn communicates with a distal phalange 134.
  • the distal phalange includes a protrusion 136, which terminates in a contact pad 138.
  • Contact pad 138 is configured to make contact with an object, for example, disk 106, at a location opposite to that of a location at which contact pad 118 contacts the object when Accu-Finger 102 and opposable finger 104 are moved toward each other to grip the object.
  • proximal phalange 130 is rotatably mounted to member 108b extending from palm 108 and to intermediate phalange 132.
  • Intermediate phalange 132 connects to distal phalange 134 and is rotatably connected to an arm 140 at one end thereof.
  • the other end of arm 140 is rotatably connected to the palm.
  • the linkages, actuators and/or motors of the palm may move member 108b and arm 140, allowing for inward and outward movement of opposable finger 104.
  • the linkages, actuators and/or motors controllable to move Accu-finger 102 and opposable finger 104 may operate independently of each other, or in a cooperative manner.
  • FIG. 2 A schematically shows a schematic see-thru view of distal phalange 114 to display internal components of the distal phalange in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure.
  • Phalange 114 houses a transmission system 200 that couples to a vibrator 202 via a shaft 204, having an axis 205 which is a transmission axis of transmission system 200 and an axis of vibrator 202.
  • Transmission system 200 is operable to rotate vibrator 202 to a selected azimuth angle (F) about axis 205, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure.
  • vibrator 202 vibrates and generates vibratory motion of contact pad 118 back and forth along axis of vibration 107 (Fig. 1).
  • Vibration axis 107 is oriented to the selected azimuth angle to which transmission system 200 rotates vibrator 202 about axis 205.
  • Transmission system 200 includes a motor 210, coupled to a to rotate first bevel gear 212, which intermeshes with a second bevel gear 214.
  • First and second bevel gears 214, 216 intermesh to transfer rotational motion from first bevel gear 212 to second bevel gear 214.
  • Second bevel gear 214 couples to shaft 204, which in turn, is coupled to vibrator 202.
  • Motor 210 is controllable to rotate first bevel gear 212 and thereby second bevel gear 214 and vibrator 202 about axis 205 selectively clockwise or counterclockwise.
  • Motor 210 may for example, be a standard motor, which drives bevel gear 212. Teeth 212a of the motor driven bevel gear 212, engage and intermesh with a corresponding teeth 214a of bevel gear 214, allowing for the transfer of rotational motion from motor driven bevel gear 212 to bevel gear 214.
  • Bevel gear 214 attaches to a collar 215. The collar seats in a rotatable manner in a bearing 224.
  • Shaft 204 is attached to collar 215, and extends through bevel gear 214, collar 215, and bearing 224.
  • Shaft 204 is, may for example, have a D-shaped cross section, formed, for example of a rounded portion 204a and a flat 204b, as shown in FIG. 2D. Flat 204b serves to lock bevel gear 214a to shaft 204.
  • a stop collar 228 receives shaft 204.
  • Shaft 204 and stop collar 228 seat in and rotate together in a second bearing 230.
  • Stop collar 228 includes a portion of larger diameter than the opening of second bearing 230 (through which shaft 204 and stop collar 228 extend) to prevent shaft 204 from moving axially in one direction.
  • An optionally planar beam 232 having a normal “233” attaches stop collar 228 to vibrator 202. Normal 233 may be substantially parallel to vibration axis 107.
  • object 106 is initially held between Accu-Finger 102 and opposable finger 104.
  • Opposable finger 104 supports object 106 against Accu-Finger 102, with contact pad 138 of opposable finger 104 advantageously substantially frictionless or characterized by substantially reduced friction.
  • vibrator 202 is operable to vibrate in cycles, each cycle, including a first “forward” sticking phase and a second “rearward” slipping phase, along vibration axis 107 to move disk 106 in a forward direction indicated by of the shaded portion of arrow 107 shown in FIG. 1.
  • contact pad 118 of Accu-Finger 102 is pressed to contact surface region 106a of object 106, and vibrator 202 is excited to vibrate, during the first sticking phase of each vibration cycle, static frictional force between contact pad 118 and contact surface region 106a of object 106 sticks and locks contact pad 118 to contact surface region 106a.
  • Contact pad 118 applies force to the contact surface region 106a, which operates to move and displace the disk in the forward direction indicated by shaded region of vibration axis 107.
  • FIG. 3 A and FIG. 3B schematically show a robotic hand 300, also known as Accu-Hand, formed of multiple Accu-Fingers 302, and an opposable thumb 304, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure.
  • Accu-Fingers 302 are, by way of example, in accordance with the Accu-Finger 102 shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 A - FIG. 2D and described above.
  • Opposable thumb 304 may for example, be equipped with a vibrator and operable similarly to Accu- Finger 102 as described above.
  • opposable thumb 304 does not comprise a vibrator and operates only to oppose Accu-Fingers 302 to enable Accu-Hand 300 to grasp an object.
  • FIG. 3B schematically shows Accu-Hand 300 holding a ball 306, between Accu-Fingers 302 and opposable thumb 304.
  • the movement of the Accu-Fingers 302 and the opposable thumb, with respect to each other are, for example, controlled by a motor (not shown) and controller (not shown) in a palm 308, from which the Accu-Fingers 302 and opposable thumb 304 extend.
  • Vibrators 202 in each of the Accu-fingers 302, as well as that of opposable thumb 304 may be operable independently of each other. Additionally, each of Accu-Fingers 302 and opposable thumb 304 have their respective vibrators 202 (Fig.
  • vibration axes 107 respectively associated with Accu-Fingers 302 and opposable thumb 304 are oriented so that vibrations of contact pads of the fingers and thumbs rotate ball 306 counterclockwise as indicated by curved arrow 177. This counterclockwise movement occurs as the vibrations from the respective vibrators 102 result in displacement of the object 306 in the direction of the shaded portions of the vibration axes 107.
  • Accu-Fingers 114 and 302 are shown and described as having three phalanges, an Accu-finger in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure is not limited to having a plurality of three phalanges.
  • An Accu-Finger may have any number of phalanges and/or mechanical structures for supporting and moving a distal phalange to contact and move an object as desired.
  • the term Accu-Finger may be used to refer only to a distal phalange comprising a vibrator coupled to a contact pad at an extreme end of the phalange for frictionally contacting an object and having a portion of a transmission system for rotating the vibrator.
  • Vibrator 202 schematically shown in Figs. 2A-2D may include one or more piezo-electric actuators which apply forces along the vibration axis 107 and normal to it so as to switch between a sticking phase and a slipping phase and to move the object in a desired direction as detailed above.
  • vibrator 202 comprised in distal phalange 114 of finger Accu-Finger 102 shown in Fig 2A includes a rotating mass (ERM) motor 400 which operates to switch between a sticking phase and a slipping phase to move an object, such as disk 106, in a desired direction as discussed above.
  • Motor 400 optionally has a housing 402 comprising an eccentric mass M located at a distance L from an axis and center of rotation R and C respectively of the motor about which ERM motor 400 is excited to rotate mass M.
  • motor 400 For convenience of discussion, features of motor 400 are referenced to an XYZ Cartesian coordinate system having a Y-axis coincident with transmission axis 205 of distal phalange 114.
  • ERM motor 400 are referenced to an xyz coordinate system having a y-axis coincident with the Y-axis and a z-axis coincident with axis of rotation R of ERM motor 400.
  • Features of ERM motor 400 are shown enlarged in and inset 460.
  • an angle Q represent angular displacement of rotation axis R from the X-axis, where a counterclockwise angular displacement as seen from a positive z coordinate, is a positive displacement.
  • axis of rotation R is displaced by a negative angle Q.
  • Angular displacement Q is the azimuth angle of vibration axis 107 relative to the X-axis of coordinate system 450. If motor 400 is excited to rotate mass M about R at an angular velocity ⁇ , (inset 460) mass M exerts a time dependent centrifugal force having x and y components: (1 and (2
  • ERM motor 400 exerts a time dependent accelerating force F a (t)x in the x direction, parallel to surface contact region 106a that may be given by an expression, where G is a mapping function that accounts for the structural configurations of Accu-Fingers 102 and 104 and materials from which the Accu-Fingers are made in mapping force MLoo 2 cos(nt to F a (t)x.
  • G is a mapping function that accounts for the structural configurations of Accu-Fingers 102 and 104 and materials from which the Accu-Fingers are made in mapping force MLoo 2 cos(nt to F a (t)x.
  • [0040] defines a time dependent force vector F ⁇ (t) in coordinate system XYZ having components and that Accu-Finger 114 applies to disc 106. The components may be written, (6 (7,
  • each of the verbs, “comprise” “include” and “have”, and conjugates thereof, are used to indicate that the object or objects of the verb are not necessarily a complete listing of components, elements or parts of the subject or subjects of the verb.

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Un doigt robotique comprend : un vibreur destiné à vibrer dans des cycles de mouvement vibratoire; un plot de contact en communication avec le vibreur pour entrer en contact par frottement avec un objet au niveau d'une région de contact de surface de l'objet, le mouvement de mouvement vibratoire du vibreur générant un mouvement vibratoire dans le patin de contact en va-et-vient le long d'un axe de vibration et un déplacement net de l'objet le long d'une direction sélectionnée le long de l'axe de vibration; et un système de transmission en communication avec le vibrateur pour faire tourner le vibrateur et l'axe de vibration à un angle d'azimut souhaité.
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